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Loch Maggiore

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Lago Maggiore
Verbano
Lake Maggiore
View o Loch Maggiore taewards the Alps an Monte Rosa frae abuin Laveno
LocationLombardy an Piedmont, Italy
Ticino, Swisserland
Coordinates46°11′N 8°50′E / 46.183°N 8.833°E / 46.183; 8.833Coordinates: 46°11′N 8°50′E / 46.183°N 8.833°E / 46.183; 8.833
Primary inflowsTicino, Maggia, Toce, Tresa
Primar ootflowsTicino
Catchment area6,599 km²
Basin kintrasItaly, Swisserland
Max. lenth64.37 km / 34¾ naut. mi
Max. weenth10 km
212.5 km²
Average deepth177.4 m
Max. deepth372 m
37 km³
Residence time4 years
Surface elevation193 m
IslandsBrissago Islands, Borromean Islands
SettlementsLocarno, Luino,
Verbania, Arona (see leet)

Loch Maggiore (Italian: Lago Maggiore, pronounced [ˈlaːɡo madˈdʒoːre] lit. 'Greater Loch') or Lago Verbano ([verˈbaːno]; Laitin: Lacus Verbanus) is a muckle loch locatit on the sooth side o the Alps.